Muriel Elizabeth Bowser (born August 2, 1972) is an American politician serving as the eighth Mayor of the District of Columbia since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously represented Ward 4 as a member of the Council of the District of Columbia from 2007 to 2015. She is the second female Mayor of the District of Columbia after Sharon Pratt, and the first woman to be reelected to that position.
Bowser approves ‘Phase 2’ reopening, easing coronavirus restrictions
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on Friday that she has issued an order effective on Monday, June 22, putting in place the city’s Phase 2 reopening guidelines that further ease restrictions on public gatherings and the operation of restaurants, bars, gyms, museums, and other businesses considered nonessential.
The mayor’s Phase 2 order takes effect a little over three weeks after she issued a Phase 1 reopening set of guidelines on May 29, which lifted an earlier stay at home order that
